Posted by PTravel on 01/21/08 05:18

"zalek" <zalekbloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Panasonic PV-GS300 comes with software that converts DV tapes to AVI
> file.
> The problem is that 1 hour of AVI takes over 30Gb - so I was looking
> for a software that captures DV to MPEG.
> Roxio6 DVD Builder can do it, but it crashes when I select as input
> USB driver (the correct one).
> MsFunsoft is just not working. Microsoft Windows Movie Maker work OK,
> but can convert only to WMV formats.
> Maybe someone have better experience with this camera?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Zalek

DV-codec AVI uses 13.7 gigabytes per hour. If you're getting 30, you've got
something set incorrectly. If you're concerned with video quality and you
plan on editing, you don't want to capture to mpeg. Also, the standard for
video transfer of standard-definition video is 1394/Firewire, not USB.

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